Example sentences of "[be] generally [verb] that [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Finally , though it must be generally accepted that individuals can not be protected from foolish actions based on an inadequate knowledge of the law , the situation following the 1954 Act was so complex and , because of the inevitable unpredictability of the necessity for compulsory purchase , so risky that it appeared likely ( in retrospect at least ) that public opinion would demand a further change .
2 Not until the early sixties did it seem to be generally acknowledged that Britain was no longer a great power as previously understood .
3 This was sufficiently close to the sidereal orbital period of 87.97 days for it to be generally concluded that Mercury was in synchronous rotation around the Sun , and therefore that the sidereal axial period was also 87.97 days .
4 ‘ Because if you do n't , ’ said Owen , ‘ I shall let it be generally known that Andrus has been giving money to the Moslems for them to use against Copts . ’
5 However , it is generally recognized that gender inequality in education is in many respects different from inequality of class .
6 The first point is that it is generally recognized that ritual tends to increase , intensify and shift in focus at times of social crisis .
7 And it is generally felt that traffic will get heavier when the new A3 Petersfield bypass opens .
8 It is generally believed that persecution by man was the main reason for the extinction of this magnificent bird as a breeding species in Shetland .
9 It is generally believed that garlic and tea-tree essences are the most powerful anti-viral oils .
10 And since it is generally recognised that managers cost their companies at least three times their annual salary , the scope for cost-saving is enormous .
11 It is generally accepted that aims should be reviewed ( even if this does not result in alteration ) every four years .
12 It is generally accepted that managers are motivated to pursue profits , whereas they are not greatly motivated to keep within a cost budget .
13 It is generally accepted that odours per se do not cause a risk of infection and it is doubtful whether nausea , sleeplessness , mental strain or depression , commonly suffered by people exposed to odours , would be regarded as evidence of prejudice to health , as they affect a person 's general well-being , rather than threaten a clinical disease .
14 Although there is a claim that these vats were introduced by Charles Tennant Dunlop and Heinrich Buff of Giessen , it is generally accepted that Shanks was responsible for their development .
15 It is generally accepted that control systems have to be organized in parallel to the activities that they are intended to monitor .
16 It is generally accepted that people are motivated by success and that it is often easier to work towards realistic short-term targets .
17 It is generally assumed that hypergastrinaemia predisposes to the development of gastric carcinoids through progressive hyperplastic changes of fundic endocrine cells .
18 It is generally assumed that ASL is historically linked to the French Sign Language of the early 19th century , researchers seeing evidence of cognate signs in French Sign Language and ASL ( fig. 8.1 ) .
19 However , it is generally assumed that rug-weaving was brought into China , probably from Turkestan or Mongolia , some time before the reign of Emperor K'ang Hsi ( 1661–1722 ) , a noted patron of the arts who may well have encouraged its assimilation into Chinese artistic life .
20 It is generally assumed that pus-cells in the urethra are synonymous with infection and the pus-cell is treated vigorously from Bath to Bangkok and from Memphis to Madras as if it were an infectious organism itself .
21 In the short run it is generally argued that tax cuts will simply stimulate aggregate demand and , with aggregate supply largely unaffected , will be inflationary .
22 It is generally stated that Vlasov was awarded the Order of Lenin in February 1941 and the Order of the Red Banner in January 1942 ; however , a photograph of summer 1942 clearly shows him wearing two badges of the latter , as here .
23 It is generally agreed that students/trainees are observed performing on many occasions over a period of time as a natural part of the learning process .
24 It is generally agreed that objects appear smaller and heavier as they move upwards .
25 It is generally agreed that Japan possesses many of the institutional characteristics of other capitalist societies , but these institutions do not produce the same degree of impersonal alienation because subordinates are regularly consulted and authority is ‘ soft ’ and legitimate .
26 It is generally agreed that Haydn was the father of the string quartet , and he set the highest standards : the quartets of Beethoven and Schubert could hardly have been written without his brilliant examples of how it should be done .
27 Although Robert Teeter remained as the nominal head of the Bush campaign , it was generally acknowledged that Baker would use his new post to exercise overall and ultimate responsibility for the campaign and attempt to provide it with a greater degree of coherence .
28 Although it later transpired that the RSSPCC were contracted by the Social Work Department to remove and question the South Ronaldsay children , at the time it was generally understood that Orkney 's own social workers were mainly involved .
29 It was generally recognised that Clasper was not the man to dismantle restrictive practices , nor to co-operate with management to make the necessary improvements in labour relations if they were to keep their jobs in future .
30 When the Liberals returned to power in 1892 , it was generally assumed that Ellis would receive government office .
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